1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Manipur
New Zealand
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
New Zealand
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Māori Language Commission
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
1.9 Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Tahitian Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
Mauruuru koutou
3.3 How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
E pēhea ana koe ?
3.4 Good Night
3.5 Good Evening
3.6 Good Afternoon
Not Available
Afternoon pai
3.7 Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
Morning pai
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
Aroha ahau ki a koe
3.12 Excuse Me
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Pangal
Western North Island Maori
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
New Zealand
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
273,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Meithei proper
Eastern North Island Maori
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
New Zealand
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
1.50 million0.18 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
1.50 million0.18 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
New Zealand Maori
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Meithei people
Māori people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Austronesian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available